That is why America still has an incredibly high number of Covid deaths. Covid is not the flu, it’s not a cold, it’s not a joke. It is a disease that will suffocate you to death in horrific and nightmarish ways. Even if you’re vaccinated, a “mild” case is not something to mess around with. Not only can it have long-term consequences we’re barely beginning to understand — like brain and lung damage — but it can make you very, very sick.